Manoj Bajpayee filmography
Manoj Bajpayee is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. He played minor roles in Bandit Queen (1994), directed by Shekhar Kapur, and Drohkaal (1994). His breakthrough came when he played a gangster in Ram Gopal Varma's Satya (1998), for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. He went on to star in Kaun? (1999), and Shool (1999), the latter of which won him his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
Bajpayee won the Special Jury National Film Award for Pinjar (2003). He subsequently gained recognition for his roles in Raajneeti (2010), Aarakshan (2011), Chakravyuh (2012), the critically acclaimed two-part crime films Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Special 26 (2013), Shootout at Wadala (2013), Satyagraha (2013), Aligarh (2015), Naam Shabana (2017), Sonchiriya (2019), and Gulmohar (2023). In 2018, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for Bhonsle. Since 2019, he has starred in the thriller series The Family Man, directed by Raj and DK.[1]
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Bandit Queen | Dacoit Man Singh | |
| Drohkaal | Anand | ||
| 1996 | Dastak | Avinash Banerjee | |
| Sanshodhan | Bhanwar | ||
| 1997 | Tamanna | Salim | |
| Daud | Pushkar | ||
| 1998 | Satya | Bhiku Mhatre | |
| 1999 | Prema Katha | Sankaram | Telugu film |
| Kaun | Sameer A. Purnavale | ||
| Shool | Inspector Samar Pratap Singh | ||
| 2000 | Fiza | Murad Khan | |
| Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar | Ram Saran Pandey | ||
| Ghaath | Krishna Patil | ||
| 2001 | Zubeidaa | Maharaja Vijayendra Singh | |
| Aks | Raghavan Ghatge | ||
| 2002 | Road | Babu | |
| 2003 | Pinjar | Rashid | |
| LOC Kargil | Yogendra Singh Yadav | ||
| 2004 | Hanan | Pagla / Shamsher | |
| Jaago | Inspector Kripa Shankar Thakur | ||
| Veer-Zaara | Raza Sharazi | ||
| Inteqam: The Perfect Game | ACP Uday Dhirendra Thakur | ||
| 2005 | Return to Rajapur | Jai Singh | |
| Bewafaa | Dil Arora | ||
| Fareb | Aditya Malhotra | ||
| 2006 | Happy | DCP Arvind | Telugu film |
| 2007 | 1971 | Major Suraj Singh | |
| Swami | Swami | ||
| Dus Kahaniyaan | Saahil | ||
| 2008 | Money Hai Toh Honey Hai | Lallabhai Bharodia | |
| 2009 | Jugaad | Sandip | |
| Acid Factory | Sultan | ||
| Jail | Nawab | ||
| 2010 | Puli | Al Saleem | Telugu film |
| Vedam | Raheemuddin Qureshi | ||
| Raajneeti | Veerendra Pratap | ||
| Ramayana: The Epic | Rama | Voiceover | |
| Dus Tola | Shankar Sunar | ||
| 2011 | Aarakshan | Mithilesh Singh | |
| Lanka | Jaswant Sisodia | ||
| 2012 | Chittagong | Surya Sen | |
| Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | Sardar Khan | ||
| Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | |||
| Chakravyuh | Rajan | ||
| 2013 | Samar | Rajesh Arunachalam | Tamil film |
| Special 26 | CBI Officer Waseem Khan | ||
| Shootout at Wadala | Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar | ||
| Satyagraha | Balram Singh | ||
| Mahabharat | Yudhisthira | Voiceover | |
| 2014 | Anjaan | Imran Bhai | Tamil film |
| 2015 | Tevar | Gajendar Singh | |
| Jai Hind | Husband | Short film | |
| 2016 | Taandav | Tambe | |
| Aligarh | Ramchandra Siras | ||
| Traffic | Constable Ramdas Godbole | ||
| Budhia Singh – Born to Run | Biranchi Das | ||
| Saat Uchakkey | Pappi | ||
| Kriti | Sapan | Short film | |
| Ouch | Vinay | ||
| 2017 | Naam Shabana | Ranveer Singh | |
| Sarkar 3 | Govind Deshpande | ||
| Rukh | Divakar Mathur | ||
| 2018 | Aiyaary | Colonel Abhay Singh | |
| Baaghi 2 | DIG Ajay Shergill | ||
| Missing | Sushant Dubey | Also producer | |
| Satyameva Jayate | DCP Shivansh Rathod | ||
| Gali Guleiyan | Khuddoos | ||
| Love Sonia | Faizal | ||
| Bhonsle | Ganpath Bhonsle | Also producer | |
| 2019 | Sonchiriya | Man Singh | |
| 2020 | Mrs. Serial Killer | Dr. Mrityunjoy Mukerjee | |
| Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari | Detective Madhu Mangal Rane | ||
| 2021 | Silence... Can You Hear It? | ACP Avinash Verma | |
| Dial 100 | Nikhil Sood | ||
| 2023 | Gulmohar | Arun Batra | |
| Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai | Advocate P. C. Solanki | ||
| Joram | Dasru | ||
| 2024 | The Fable | Dev | |
| Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout | ACP Avinash | ||
| Bhaiyya Ji | Bhaiya Ji | ||
| Despatch | Joy Bag | ||
| 2025 | Inspector Zende |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Suno Re Kissa | [2] | |
| 1995 | Imtihaan | N/A | |
| Swabhimaan | Sunil | ||
| 1996 | Badalte Rishte | Arvind Verma | |
| 2005–2006 | Kam Ya Zyaada | Host | |
| 2019–present | The Family Man | Srikant Tiwari | |
| 2021 | Secrets Of Sinauli | Narrator | Documentary[3] |
| Ray | Musafir Ali | Segment: Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa | |
| 2022 | Secrets of the Kohinoor | Narrator | Documentary[3] |
| 2023 | Farzi | Srikant Tiwari | Voiceover |
| 2024 | Killer Soup | Prabhakar/Umesh |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bambai Main Ka Ba" | 2020 | Himself | Also singer | |
| "Kudi Meri" | 2022 | [4] |
References
- ^ "The Family Man season 3 officially announced: Manoj Bajpayee is in the crosshairs in first poster, Tamil star joins cast". Hindustan Times. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Blast from the past: Manoj Bajpayee looks unrecognisable in a 1991 Piyush Mishra play, viral video wins hearts". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Manoj Bajpayee, Neeraj Pandey reunite for docu-series 'Secrets of the Kohinoor'". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "'Ek Aur Legendary Song Kharaab' Fans Slam Dhvani Bhanushali's 'Sapne Mein Milti Hai' Remake". 30 November 2022.